scholarly journals Joint Effect of Childhood Abuse and Family History of Major Depressive Disorder on Rates of PTSD in People with Personality Disorders

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janine D. Flory ◽  
Rachel Yehuda ◽  
Vincent Passarelli ◽  
Larry J. Siever

Objective. Childhood maltreatment and familial psychopathology both lead to an increased risk of the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adulthood. While family history of psychopathology has traditionally been viewed as a proxy for genetic predisposition, such pathology can also contribute to a stress-laden environment for the child.Method. Analyses were conducted to evaluate the joint effect of childhood abuse and a family history of major depressive disorder (MDD) on diagnoses of PTSD and MDD in a sample of 225 adults with DSM-IV Axis II disorders.Results.Results showed that the rate of PTSD in the presence of both childhood abuse and MDD family history was almost six-fold (OR=5.89,  P=.001) higher relative to the absence of both factors. In contrast, the rate of MDD in the presence of both factors was associated with a nearly three-fold risk relative to the reference group (OR=2.75,  P=.01).Conclusions. The results from this observational study contribute to a growing understanding of predisposing factors for the development of PTSD and suggest that joint effects of family history of MDD and childhood abuse on PTSD are greater than either factor alone.

2017 ◽  
Vol 210 (6) ◽  
pp. 408-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukas Propper ◽  
Jill Cumby ◽  
Victoria C. Patterson ◽  
Vladislav Drobinin ◽  
Jacqueline M. Glover ◽  
...  

BackgroundIt has been suggested that offspring of parents with bipolar disorder are at increased risk for disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD), but the specificity of this association has not been established.AimsWe examined the specificity of DMDD to family history by comparing offspring of parents with (a) bipolar disorder, (b) major depressive disorder and (c) a control group with no mood disorders.MethodWe established lifetime diagnosis of DMDD using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Aged Children for DSM-5 in 180 youth aged 6–18 years, including 58 offspring of parents with bipolar disorder, 82 offspring of parents with major depressive disorder and 40 control offspring.ResultsDiagnostic criteria for DMDD were met in none of the offspring of parents with bipolar disorder, 6 of the offspring of parents with major depressive disorder and none of the control offspring. DMDD diagnosis was significantly associated with family history of major depressive disorder.ConclusionsOur results suggest that DMDD is not specifically associated with a family history of bipolar disorder and may be associated with parental depression.


2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 214-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew A. Nierenberg ◽  
Madhukar H. Trivedi ◽  
Maurizio Fava ◽  
Melanie M. Biggs ◽  
Kathy Shores-Wilson ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 131 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 251-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Mikael Holma ◽  
Tarja K. Melartin ◽  
Irina A.K. Holma ◽  
Tiina Paunio ◽  
Erkki T. Isometsä

2017 ◽  
Vol 171 ◽  
pp. e167
Author(s):  
Kathryn McKenzie Polak ◽  
Alexis Edwards ◽  
Kenneth S. Kendler ◽  
Dace Svikis ◽  
Enkelejda Ngjelina ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Noor Suryani Mohd Ashari ◽  
Siti Nor Fairus Mohamed Sanusi ◽  
Mohd Azhar Mohd Yasin ◽  
Rohimah Mohamud ◽  
Che Maraina Che Hussin

Introduction: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) isexpected to become the second leading cause of worldwide disability by the year 2020 and the major contributor to the overall global burden of disease.Objective: This study was done to compare sociodemographicpredisposingfactors in MDD patients and controls in Kelantan, Malaysia.Methods: A total of 47 MDD patients and 47 healthy controls participated in this study. MDD patients were recruited from Psychiatric Clinic, HUSM and they were diagnosed according to DSM-V criteria. Patients’ biodata, medical and psychiatric history were taken by physician. Data were analysed using Pearson Chi-square and multiple logistic regression.Results: In MDD group, 61.7% were females and 38.3% were males. Forty two percent of MDD were in the age group of 45 to 65 years old and almost 12.8% of MDD patients had family history of depression, while all healthy controls were in good general health and had no family history of depression. Pearson Chi-square revealed that there were significant associations between smoking status (P=0.027), marital status (P=0.007) educational level (P=0.022) and area of living (P=0.0.036) with MDD. The results showed that unmarried person were less likely to have MDD compared to those married with adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 0.31. Smoker were 5.16 at odds of having MDD as compared to non-smoker, while individuals with a low education were more likely to have MDD compared to those highly educated with adjusted OR of 2.04. The result also showed those living in urban area were less likely to have MDD compared to those living in rural area with adjusted OR of 0.48.Conclusion: Higher age, female and positive family history possess a higher tendency of having MDD. In addition, smokers, married, less educated and living in rural area were more likely to have MDD compared to healthy controls.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 03 No. 02 April’19. Page: 80-87


2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Amico ◽  
Angela Carballedo ◽  
Danuta Lisiecka ◽  
Andrew J Fagan ◽  
Gerard Boyle ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 150 (2) ◽  
pp. 474-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna J. Watters ◽  
Ian H. Gotlib ◽  
Anthony W.F. Harris ◽  
Philip M. Boyce ◽  
Leanne M. Williams

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 414-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.C. Hsieh ◽  
K.C. Chen ◽  
T.L. Yeh ◽  
I.H. Lee ◽  
P.S. Chen ◽  
...  

AbstractPurposeSerotonin transporter (SERT) and dopamine transporter (DAT) levels differ in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) who are in a depressed state in comparison with healthy controls. In addition, a family history of depression is a potent risk factor for developing depression, and inherited vulnerability to serotonergic and dopaminergic dysfunction is suspected in this. The aim of this study was to examine the availabilities of midbrain SERT and striatal DAT in healthy subjects with and without a first-degree family history of MDD.MethodsEight healthy subjects with first-degree relatives with MDD and 16 sex- and age-matched healthy controls were recruited. The availabilities of SERT and DAT were approximated using SPECT, employing [123I] 2-((2-((dimethylamino)methyl)phenyl)thio)-5-iodophenylamine (ADAM) and [99mTc] TRODAT-1 as the ligands, respectively. There are missing data for one participant with a first-degree family history of MDD from the ADAM study, due to a lack of the radio-ligand at the time of experiment.ResultsSERT availability in the midbrain was significantly lower in subjects with a first-degree family history of MDD than in healthy subjects. However, DAT availability was no different between two groups.ConclusionsThe results with regard to the midbrain SERT level suggest the heritability of MDD.


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